Phasmid Definition
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noun
Any of various sticklike or leaflike insects (order Phasmatoptera), including the walking sticks and leaf insects.
Webster's New World
(nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
Wiktionary
A phagemid.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- phasmid insect
Other Word Forms of Phasmid
Noun
Singular:
phasmid
Plural:
phasmidsOrigin of Phasmid
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From New Latin Phasmida order name from Phasma type genus from Greek phasma apparition from phainein to show phase
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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